Weekly Luncheon & Program

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Weekly Luncheon & Program

"There Ought to be a Law........."introduced by Lion Judge Wil Flowers

How many times have you heard people say, when observing
some behavior that disturbs them, that "there ought to be a law against
that type of conduct." Well, your Legislature often hears the people's and
businesses' complaints, and as a result, every time the Legislature meets they
pass (inflict) new criminal laws on the citizens of Texas. Shannon Edmonds,
formerly a assistant district attorney for Travis County is the staff attorney
for the Texas District and County Attorneys Association and is in charge of
governmental relations. Part of his job entails monitoring the Legislature when
they are in session and advising them on the position of the State's district
and county attorneys on various legislation. While the old adage, "three
things you never want to see are: sausage being made, the Legislature passing
laws, and the urban criminal courts dispersing justice" may well keep us
from going to the capitol, Shannon is there and sees it all. He will report to
us on what they did in the last session of the Legislature and what we might
look forward to in the next session. This is sure to be a most informative and
interesting presentation.